Personal profile
Curriculum
Ursula Weisenfeld is Professor of Innovation Management at the Institute of Management & Organisation (IMO).
She teaches innovation-related topics such as Management of Change and International Technology Management with a focus on sustainability and is involved in executive education.
In research, her interests include the relations between innovations & institutions, stakeholder issues such as risk perception of new technologies, and mechanisms of change in sustainable development.
Research interests
Management of Change, Innovation & Adoption, Neue Technologien, Risikowahrnehmung, Institutional Entrepreneurship
Teaching
Innovationsmanagement, Technologiemanagement, Management of Change
Hands-on projects for students
Workshops mit Unternehmen, Betreuung von praxisbezogenen Abschlussarbeiten
Keywords
- Management studies
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Research collaborations from the last five years
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TrICo Subproject: Community Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Hoyer, R. (Project staff), Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic), Reihlen, M. (Project manager, academic), Farny, S. (Project manager, academic), Cnossen, B. (Project manager, academic), Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic), Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Penz, F. (Project staff), Lommel, L. (Project staff) & Wulffen, C. (Project staff)
01.08.23 → 31.12.27
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
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ERA CoBioTech (TP1): Tobacco as sustainable production platform of the natural biopolymer cyanophycin as co-product to oil and protein
Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic) & Hauerwaas, A. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.05.18 → 31.05.22
Project: Research
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SaM: Die Stadt als Möglichkeitsraum
Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic), Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Holz, V. (Project staff), Hauerwaas, A. (Project staff), Grigoleit, A. (Project staff) & Wedler, P. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony in Germany
01.02.15 → 31.01.18
Project: Research
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SaM: Stadt als Möglichkeitsraum
Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic), Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Holz, V. (Project staff) & Hauerwaas, A. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony in Germany
01.02.15 → 31.01.19
Project: Research
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TM 1.1 KT 07 - Management: Management-Modelle in der integrierten Versorgung - neue Ansätze für chronische Erkrankungen
Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Wein, T. (Project manager, academic), Oberschachtsiek, D. (Project staff), Sörensen, C. (Project staff), Prawda, S. (Project staff) & Zweifel, P. (Partner)
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank
01.10.11 → 31.12.15
Project: Research
Research output
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Adopters build bridges: Changing the institutional logic for more sustainable cities: From action to workset to practice
Weisenfeld, U. & Hauerwaas, A., 06.2018, In: Research Policy. 47, 5, p. 911-923 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
32 Citations (Scopus) -
Stadt als Möglichkeitsraum: Experimentierfelder einer urbanen Nachhaltigkeit
Kagan, S. (Editor), Kirchberg, V. (Editor) & Weisenfeld, U. (Editor), 27.01.2019, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 400 p. (Urban Studies)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Institutional Logics as orchestras' strategic dilemma
Heinen, A. & Weisenfeld, U., 30.10.2015, In: International Review of Social Research. 5, 2, p. 130-140 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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System Universität: Fortschritt, Gleichschritt oder Rückschritt?
Weisenfeld, U., 2015, Erkenntnis und Fortschritt: Beiträge aus Personalforschung und Managementpraxis; Festschrift für Albert Martin . Behrends, T., Jochims, T. & Nienhüser, W. (eds.). 1. ed. München: Rainer Hampp Verlag, p. 168-173 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Bad Practices in Unternehmen und die Mechanismen ihrer Etablierung: Der Fall Enron
Translated title of the contribution :Bad practices in companies and their underlying mechanisms. The case of Enron: The case of Enron Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
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Autumn School »Molecular Plant Breeding for Sustainable Development« , Carolinensiel
Weisenfeld, U. (Organiser)
22.09.2024 → 28.09.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
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Autumn School "Molecular Plant Breeding for Sustainable Development"
Weisenfeld, U. (Organiser)
09.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
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Summerschool Biosicherheit - 2019
Weisenfeld, U. (Organiser)
30.09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
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Berufungskommission Wirtschaftsinformatik W3 (Event)
Weisenfeld, U. (Chair)
03.2019 → 11.2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Education
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Berufungskommission W3/W3 Professur (Event)
Weisenfeld, U. (Chair)
11.2018 → 01.2019Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Education
Prizes
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Lehrpreis der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg 2011: Lehrveranstaltung: Biosicherheit transgener Organismen
Weisenfeld, U. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Education
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Transfer- und Impact Award der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lommel, L. (Recipient), Penz, F. (Recipient), Hoyer, R. (Recipient), von Wulffen, C. (Recipient), Wenzel, M. (Recipient), Cnossen, B. (Recipient), Farny, S. (Recipient), Reihlen, M. (Recipient) & Weisenfeld, U. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer
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Wissenstransferpreis 2011 der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg für den studentischen Ideenwettbewerb „Sterne der Druckbranche“
Weisenfeld, U. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer